Improvement in apparatus for motive power



. spring, a train of wheels7 UNITED STATES S. G. MONOE, OF -MARATHON, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATL'JS FOR MOTIVE POWER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 79,289, dated June 23, 1868.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, S. G. MONCE, of Marathon, in the county of Clermont and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Motive-Power Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying draw- 1ngs Figure 1 being a side elevation, with the plate B' removed in order to show the mainspring, verge-wheel, and verge. Fig. 2 is a view of the inner side of plate B', showing the ratchet and wheels of the machine. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the plates B and B', with the movement between them. p

The nature of my invention consists in obtaining a rotary motion, by means of a maina verge, lever, connecting-rod, and iiy-wheel, without the use of a pendulum. To enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use my invention, I will describe it as follows:

. I make a frame, A, of anydesired size and material, and to the bottom of the said frame I attach the side plates B and B' of the movement, as shown in Figs. 1,2, and 3. These side plates are secured to each other by the four posts a c a a. These plates B and B' are pierced for three shafts. b, d, and h.

Around the shaft b is coiled the mainspring c, one end of which is made fast to said shaft, and the other end is attached to one of the posts a. On this shaft b is also attached rigidly the ratchet q, and just outside of this ratchet, and between it and the plate B', I place the toothed or cog wheel t. This wheel is not rigidly attached to the shaft, but allows it to revolve in the eye of the wheel without turning the latter in the process of winding up the machine. On the side of this wheel t, and just outside of the teeth of the ratchetwheel q, I attach the pawl r, which is held down upon the teeth of said ratchet by the spring s, which is also attached tothe side of the WheelA t. A f

It will be readily seen that, in winding up the machine, the teeth of the ratchet-wheel q will easily pass under the pawl r, without it taking hold thereon 5 but as soon as the winding process ceases, and the ratchet-wheel q is left free to obey the impulse of the mainspring, communicated to it through the shaft b, it will turn in the direction contrary to that in which it moved in winding, and the pawl r drops -into its teeth and takes hold thereon, and thus the wheel tis turned with the ratchet-Wheel.

Just above the periphery of the Wheel t, and working in its cogs, is the pinion e, which is revolved by the turning of the said Wheel t. This pinion e is rigidly placed on the shaft d, and on the opposite end of said shaft d is placed the verge-wheel f. This verge-wheel operates the verge g, which is placed on the shaft h, this shaft being placed at the proper distance above said verge-wheel to allow the verge to work therewith. To this verge g, I attach the lever or arm t', at about right angles therewith. This lever is pierced with a series of holes, extending from near its upper end downward for any desired'distance.

I attach the connecting-rod k, at one of its ends, to this lever i, it being mortised to receive said lever by means of the pin c, and this attachment can be varied at pleasure, as desired, either up or down the lever c', by means of the series of holes in the same.

The other end of said connecting-rod is attached tothe wrist m of the crank of the iiywheel shaft n. This fly-wheel shaft revolves in bearings p, attached to the upper part of the frame A, and on this shaft I place the ily or balance wheel o, all as shown in the drawings.

The shaft b, upon which the mainspring is coiled, extends out from the plate B' a sufficient distance for the application thereto of av winding key or lever, and is squared, in order to receive the said key or lever, as seen at y, Fig. 3.

vFrom the foregoing description of my invention it will be seen that when it is wound up and started, the mainspring c impels the train of wheels, and by the action of the vergewheel on the verge it is made to operate the lever z' with an oscillating motion. This gives PATENT OFFICE.

The combination of the verge g', arm or lever z', connecting-rod 7c, and fly-Wheel o,a11as shown and described.

S. Gr. MONGIE.

Witnesses:

T. C. THEAKER, W. L. DU Bois. 

